Sentences with phrase «city council voted against»

The New York City Council voted against the proposed Kingsbridge Armory development today, a $ 310 million project that would have refurbished the unoccupied building...

The New York City Council voted against the proposed Kingsbridge Armory development today, a $ 310 million project that would have refurbished the unoccupied building for use as a retail hub in the Bronx.

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The Irwindale City Council voted Wednesday night to drop a public nuisance declaration and lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods, makers of Sriracha hot sauce.

The developer withdrew the Northwest Crossing project this week when it appeared the City Council was going to vote against the project.

It doesn't seem to have come up on the record in the heated race between incumbent Queens Republican Frank Padavan, who voted against the MTA rescue, and former City Council member Tony Avella.

INWOOD — A City Council committee in charge of rezoning unanimously voted against the Sherman Plaza project Tuesday morning, a day after Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez announced he could not support the project due to community opposition.

Although the failure to reach a living wage agreement with the developer had been a key issue in the weeks of debate leading up to the City Council vote, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn cited traffic issues as integral to the decision to vote against the project.

A City Council hopeful who came within a couple hundred votes of scoring an upset against Chinatown Councilwoman Margaret Chin is gunning for a rematch after unexpectedly winning the Independence Party line.

The Milwaukee Common Council's Judiciary and Legislative Committee voted unanimously Monday to settle a lawsuit against three engineering and design firms that worked on the City Hall facade.

Cabrera, a member of the New York City Council, ran against Sen. Gustavo Rivera in 2014 and received 41 percent of the vote.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has reportedly backed out of a fund - raiser for Congressman Michael McMahon after he voted against the health care reform bill last week.

Austin Shafran, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has conceded his City Council race against Paul Vallone, after falling behind by more than 190 votes.

The Council's three Republican members voted against the bills, noting that the city has historically struggled with collecting civil fines.

Both the Bronx and Queens Borough Boards - made up of community board leaders, City Council members, and the borough president - have voted against them.

Speaking at separate events over a two - day span, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito acknowledged significant community pushback against the mayor's rezoning proposals and said that those plans will be tweaked before the Council votes on them.

At a community meeting last month in East New York, Assembly Member Charles Barron and City Council Member Inez Barron urged residents to vote against a proposal to rezone the neighborhood, according to DNAinfo.

It sounded much like the one that made him at best a gadfly and at worst a pariah in Christine Quinn's City Council: he intends to vote against the powerful Mr. Silver for Speaker, to pontificate on the floor against the lack of black power in New York and to unite the African - American members of the conference along racial lines.

After serving on the City Council, Diaz was elected to the State Senate in 2002, voting against every major LGBTQ rights initiative right up to opposing GENDA, the transgender rights bill, this year in a key committee vote.

Here's a few stories, opinion pieces, and quotes, floating around the Web: Bronx BP Ruden Diaz, Jr. released a statement saying, «I am proud of the members of the Bronx City Council delegation for standing together and voting against this development project, and I am happy to see that so many City Council members from other boroughs were willing to join us.»

The city budget was passed unanimously, and the RCSD budget passed by a vote of 8 — 1, with Council member Carolee Conklin voting against it.

While the City's other boroughs scored well (with Manhattan taking the top score), two of Staten Island's three council members voted against almost every environmental bill that was examined.

The Working Families Party's decision to oppose the legislative extension of term limits — and the possibility that it will campaign against supporters who seek re-election in 2009 — will make some City Council members think twice about voting to allow a third term.

The board, which plays an advisory role on land use and community policy issues in the city, unanimously voted against the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability proposals with the exception of City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's office, which abstained from both vocity, unanimously voted against the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability proposals with the exception of City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's office, which abstained from both voCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's office, which abstained from both votes.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council Members Maria del Carmen Arroyo, Andrew Cohen, Vanessa Gibson, Andy King, Annabel Palma and Ritchie Torres, and representatives from all 12 of the borough's community boards voted against the proposals.

And so there's no confusion from your article, Jenifer Rajkumar got over 40 % of the vote against an incumbent in a City Council district heavily weighted against her in her first major race.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York City Council has voted to pass bills that will create an outside watchdog for the nation's biggest police department and make it easier for people to file profiling claims against it, overriding mayoral vetoes.

City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn came out against a bill Wednesday that would prohibit the Police Department from profiling on the basis of race, religion and gender — but for the very first time in her tenure, said she would nonetheless allow the controversial plan to go to vote.

But Dilan's veteran senator father said he voted against the moratorium out of a belief the state shouldn't overrule the City Council on a local issue.

Yakima's 29 - year - old ban on the dog breed will remain in place after the City Council voted 4 - 3 against moving the issue to committee for further discussion.»

Koppel who had no compassion for animals and even voted against humane education in the city council.

Carlsbad's move comes three months after the city of San Diego banned retail pet sales and two weeks after the Oceanside City Council voted 3 - 2 against such a city of San Diego banned retail pet sales and two weeks after the Oceanside City Council voted 3 - 2 against such a City Council voted 3 - 2 against such a ban.

While City Council is busy voting against modern Pedestrian / Cycling bridges, Urban Repair Squad quietly struck again a couple of weeks ago.

The court action against Ford was initiated earlier this year after he spoke to and voted on a February 2012 Toronto city council motion that overturned its previous order in August 2010 that he repay $ 3,150.

Upper Manhattan City Councilman Robert Jackson, one of two Manhattan council members who voted against the ban, agreed with Rand's assessment, according to a spokeswoman.